LEOS JANACEK (1854-1928)

The Makropulos Case

125:43

Opera in Three Acts

Libretto by the composer after Karel Capek's comedy Vec Makropulos

English translation by Norman Tucker

Act I

35:45

1

Prelude

5:22

2

'Oh dear, my goodness!'

4:14

Vítek, Gregor

3

'Daddy, she really is wonderful'

1:55

Kristina, Gregor, Vítek

4

'Come this way please'

11:23

Kolenaty, Kristina, Marty, Gregor

5

'Gone at last!'

5:53

6

'Emilia'

4:10

Gregor, Marty

7

'Found it! We've found it'

2:45

Kolenaty, Marty, Gregor, Prus

Act II

30:25

8

'Did you ever see such flowers?'

2:14

Cleaner, Stage Hand, Prus

9

'Janek, come on. No one here will see us'

6:35

Kristina, Janek, Prus, Marty, Gregor, Vítek

10

'Excuse me. Excuse me, may I…'

4:15

Hauk, Marty, Prus

11

'And the next! Is that the lot?'

1:34

Marty, Vítek, Kristina, Janek, Prus, Gregor

12

'Allow me to ask this question'

6:29

Prus, Marty

13

'Is that you, Bertie?'

9:17

Marty, Gregor, Cleaner, Janek, Prus

Act III

29:34

14

'Well? D'you hear me?'

5:30

Marty, Prus, Chambermaid

15

'Buenos dias Maxi! Why so early?'

3:29

Marty, Hauk, Chambermaid, Kolenaty, Gregor

16

'The seal and th'initials E.M.'

12:20

Gregor, Vítek, Kolenaty, Prus, Marty, Kristina

17

'Fetch the doctor!'

8:14

Kolenaty, Marty, Gregor, Vítek, Prus, Kristina, Chorus

Interview with Sir Charles Mackerras

Sir Charles Mackerra talks with Rodney Milnes about how he came to love Janácek, the man and the musician.

18

I

Interview part 1

29:29

19

II

Interview part 2

2:11

20

III

Interview part 3

1:23

21

IV

Interview part 4

3:03

22

V

Interview part 5

4:13

23

VI

Interview part 6

15:24

Cheryl Barker soprano - Emilia Marty (E.M.)

Neal Davies bass-baritone - Dr Kolenaty

John Graham-Hall tenor - Vítek

Elena Xanthoudakis soprano - Kristina

Robert Brubaker tenor - Albert Gregor

John Wegner baritone - Baron Jaroslav Prus

Thomas Walker tenor - Janek Prus

Graham Clark Count Hauk-Šendorf

Graham Danby bass - Stage Hand

Kathleen Wilkinson mezzo-soprano - Cleaner

Susanna Tudor-Thomas mezzo-soprano - Chambermaid

Sir Charles Mackerras

18, 20, 24 & 26 May 2006